1999 finales: NewsRadio (May 4), The Nanny (May 19), Homicide: Life on the Street (May 21), Mad About You and Melrose ... Show More »

1999 finales: NewsRadio (May 4), The Nanny (May 19), Homicide: Life on the Street (May 21), Mad About You and Melrose Place (May 24), Home Improvement (May 25), Another World (June 25), Mystery Science Theater 3000 (Sept. 12) « Less

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TV pop culture from 15 years ago:

Susan Lucci wins her first Daytime Emmy after 18 previous nominations without a win -- May 21, 1999 / "You fool... Show More »

Susan Lucci wins her first Daytime Emmy after 18 previous nominations without a win -- May 21, 1999 / "You fool!" episode of "Hollywood Squares" airs, where the first game took the entire episode to complete -- Oct. 1, 1999 / John Carpenter is the first "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" winner -- Nov. 19, 1999 / Biography, DIY, TV Guide Channel and the Style Network begin broadcasting « Less

1994 finales: Saved by the Bell: The College Years (Feb. 8), In Living Color (May 19), L.A. Law (May 19), Star Trek: T... Show More »

1994 finales: Saved by the Bell: The College Years (Feb. 8), In Living Color (May 19), L.A. Law (May 19), Star Trek: The Next Generation (May 23), The Arsenio Hall Show (May 27), Dinosaurs (July 26), Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas (Oct. 7), The All-New Mickey Mouse Club (Oct. 15), Romper Room (Dec. 20) « Less

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TV pop culture from 20 years ago :

Martin Lawrence's sexually explicit jokes about female genitalia and hygiene during his "Saturday Night L... Show More »

Martin Lawrence's sexually explicit jokes about female genitalia and hygiene during his "Saturday Night Live" monologue get him banned from the show for life. In repeats, that section of the monologue is removed and a title card explaining how network policy prevents the remarks from airing is shown in its place. -- Feb. 19, 1994 / Madonna's profanity-laden appearance on "Letterman" is one of the most censored events in TV history -- March 31, 1994 / "The Simpsons" airs its 100th episode. -- April 28, 1994 / FX, DirecTV, IFC, GSN and HGTV begin broadcasting / O.J. Simpson flees from the LAPD in a white bronco -- June 17, 1994 / FOX broadcasts its first NFL game -- Aug. 12, 1994 « Less

43 million people tune in to watch Kurt Russell play Elvis in made-for-TV movie "Elvis," which was directed by John Carpenter and for which Russell received an Emmy nomination -- Feb. 11, 1979USA Network, C-Span, Nickelodeon and ESPN launched in 1979 / 43 million people tune in to watch Kurt Russell play Elvis in made-for-TV movie "Elvis," which was directed by John Carpenter and for which Russell received an Emmy nomination -- Feb. 11, 1979 « Less

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Premieres from 40 years ago:

1974 premieres: Happy Days (Jan. 15), Good Times (Feb. 1), Nova (March 3), Land of the Lost (Sept. 7), Rhoda (Sept. ... Show More »

1974 premieres: Happy Days (Jan. 15), Good Times (Feb. 1), Nova (March 3), Land of the Lost (Sept. 7), Rhoda (Sept. 9), Little House on the Prairie (Sept. 11), Chico and the Man, Rockford Files and Police Woman (Sept. 13) « Less

CBS bans "The Smothers Brothers" for being too anti-establishment and the ban is effective immediately. "Hee Ha... Show More »

CBS bans "The Smothers Brothers" for being too anti-establishment and the ban is effective immediately. "Hee Haw" is the replacement, but CBS must air specials until "Hee Haw" can go into production and get episodes made -- April 4, 1969 / The moon landing is viewed by 720 million people worldwide -- July 20, 1969 / The Jackson 5 make its national TV premiere on "The Hollywood Palace" -- Oct. 18, 1969 / Jeannie and Admiral Nelson marry on "I Dream of Jeannie" -- Dec. 2, 1969 / Tiny Tim marries Miss Vicky on "The Tonight Show" -- Dec. 17, 1969 « Less

The Beatles perform on "Ed Sullivan" on Feb. 9, 16 and 23 and set TV ratings records - 1964 / The Rolling Stone... Show More »

The Beatles perform on "Ed Sullivan" on Feb. 9, 16 and 23 and set TV ratings records - 1964 / The Rolling Stones debut on American TV on "The Hollywood Palace" -- June 6, 1964 / NBC broadcasts the Olympics for the first time, airing the Summer Olympics opening ceremony from Tokyo -- Oct. 10, 1964 / Jackie Mason is banned from "The Ed Sullivan Show" for giving Ed the finger on air -- Oct. 18, 1964 « Less

NBC broadcasts the Rose Parade in color for the first time -- Jan. 1, 1954 / ABC broadcasts the McCarthy hearin... Show More »

NBC broadcasts the Rose Parade in color for the first time -- Jan. 1, 1954 / ABC broadcasts the McCarthy hearings live in their entirety -- April 1954 / Miss America is televised nationally for the first time, Lee Meriwether wins (pictured, she would later star on "Barnaby Jones" and "All My Children") -- Sept. 11, 1954 / The CBS anthology series "Climax!" airs an adaptation of Ian Fleming's novel "Casino Royale," starring Barry Nelson in the first dramatic adaptation of a James Bond novel. -- Oct. 21, 1954 « Less

The first Emmys are presented and televised, but only to Los Angeles-area shows -- Jan. 31, 1949 / The first t... Show More »

The first Emmys are presented and televised, but only to Los Angeles-area shows -- Jan. 31, 1949 / The first telethon airs, hosted by Milton Berle and running for a full 24 hours -- May 1949 / Sears & Roebuck catalogs first include televisions in 1949 « Less